EXPRESSIONS

May the
Lord bless you and keep you! May the Lord make His face shine upon you and be
gracious unto you. Make the Lord life up His countenance upon you and give you
peace! Amen!

Quiet
Times (Psalm 135 and Philippians 4:3)

“For the LORD will vindicate his
people and have compassion on his servants. The idols of the nations are silver
and gold, made by the hands of men. They have mouths, but they cannot see; they
have ears, but cannot hear, nor is there breath in their mouths. Those who make
them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.” (Psalm 135:14-18)

“Yes, and I ask you, loyal
yokefellow, help these women who have contended at my side in the cause of the
gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in
the book of life. (Philippians 4:3)

What stuck out to me in this verse is the ‘book of
life’!

I asked myself what is the
significance of the book of life?

What came to my mind is the Gospel. It starts with the
Gospel! But for the Gospel to make an impact, it starts with people contending
for the cause of the Gospel. In this situation, Euodia and Synthyce were the 2
women contending at Paul’s side for the Gospel with other helpers. Now Paul
wanted his loyal yokefellow to help these women with what they were facing.
Regardless of what they are going through, Paul reminds the Philippians that all
their names are written in the Book of Life because of the Gospel.

I saw important implications for my own life here. When
I contend for the cause of the Gospel, the main result could be people’s names
being in the Book of Life. I need to do my part in following the Great
Commission and leave the results in the Lord's Hands! The cause of the Gospel
has been contended by men and women alike. This is exciting to know for it is
not just for men to represent the Gospel.

I asked myself what does it mean
to have someone’s name in the book of life?

What came to my mind is voting Jesus Christ into their
hearts. I have the opportunity to tell others to vote Jesus Christ into their
heart so their names can be written in the book of life. But, I also realize
that help should be taken and I need not do it alone. It is ok to take help!

I ask you now dear friends, how
have you campaigned for Jesus?

Dear friend, you can campaign for Jesus by the way you
live your life and proclaiming the Gospel through word and deed. Jesus is worth
campaigning for but you have to believe in Jesus and what Jesus is all about if
you want to campaign for Him. Jesus has an awesome impeccable resume that He is
running on! His opponent is Satan whose resume is filled with lies and lies. You
need to decide who you are passionate for.

Vote for Jesus Christ into your heart this election
day!

Jesus is running on a sin-free platform!

Jesus knows the state of mankind and is willing to
make a difference!

Jesus already sacrificed His life for you so that you
can be set free from this thing called sin!

Jesus is the only candidate that knows the ins and
outs of the entire Universe as He has come back to life and is living!

Jesus wants to bring change into your life by giving
you His Holy Spirit!

Jesus wants to do so much in your life but for you to be
freed from this thing called sin, you need to believe in what Jesus stands for
and give your vote to Him.

Will you do that my friend? If you
already have voted Jesus into your heart, what are you waiting for? Will you be
willing to campaign for Jesus Christ?

Do you love Him enough and what
Jesus stands for that you are willing to spend time to lets others know the
Jesus you serve? Does Jesus mean that much to you?

I hope Jesus means so much to you that you want others
to know about Jesus and are desperate to campaign for Jesus Christ! So now
people’s names can be written in the book of life as they vote Jesus Christ into
their heart.

Jesus has campaigned through the years for people to
vote Him into their hearts. Jesus has been running on a perfect record and all
of His accomplishments are covered in a book that is put out called the Bible.

You can vote for Jesus because He did not come to be
served but to serve and give His life as a ransom.. He promises to bring change
in people’s lives and He does not break promises. He will fill you with His Holy
Spirit so He can bring change.

You have that opportunity right now. Don’t wait but let
this be the day of Salvation!

There are only 2 candidates running for your vote and
in this election, there is no such thing as not voting for either. If you do not
vote for Jesus Christ, you have automatically given your vote to Satan.

Let’s look at Satan’s record:

Never could serve anyone that he even corrupted 1/3
of the angels.

He was impeached and removed from Heaven and thrown
into Hell.

He fills the air waves and the world with his cunning
lies sounding to be truth.

He waits for you to come and reside with him so he
can torment you.

He will lie to you about Jesus Christ and make you
think that you are living a truth presenting to you all kinds of false gods.

Friend, know this election day that Satan is not for
you or anyone else you know. His whole goal is to destroy people’s lives when
they vote for him. Sadly, there are so many people that have already become his
puppets and campaign for him.

Sadly, it is people who serve Satan that do more
campaigning than people who serve the Lord Jesus Christ.

Why is that? That is
pretty sad!

Whether you are a woman or man, you can now
campaign for Jesus not only this election day but always for the polls are
always open across the world 24-7. Satan salivates for your vote but God desires
that none should perish but all to come into repentance.

Who can make that possible?

JC my friend! Jesus Christ is in the House and
wants to make it possible for you.

Whether you are campaigning for earthly candidates as I
am, know that Jesus Christ is worth more of our time. We can be passionate about
the earthly candidates we support and that is okay if they are good leaders for
we need God in America again which means we need to have godly leaders governing
our nation.

There is a reason people campaign for candidates. When
it comes to the Book of Life, Jesus Christ has to be the best reason for you to
campaign for Him.

Won’t you do that friend?

Jesus Christ loves you so much that He is the only
candidate that sacrificed His life for you on the cross. He took the nails of
three to set you free! He is running on a sin-free platform and has come back to
life to save people! Whatever you are going through, He is the only candidate
that has the Answer, for He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one can come
to the Father except through Him.

Jesus knows the state of mankind and what they need. He
knows how to set people free and bring them a new beginning. Jesus is all about
change. He wants to change your life. Yes, He does friend!

Don’t let the enemy deceive you into thinking that you
do not need to campaign for Jesus or present the Gospel because that is other
people’s job. Satan would love you to believe that so you do not contend for the
cause of the Gospel. But we are all commanded to follow the Great Commission.

Evangelism and discipleship is for all of us to follow.
May you vote Jesus Christ into your heart today and may you be so excited about
your candidate that you cannot help but tells others.

Jesus, I want to thank you so much
that you came as God-incarnate to run a sin-free platform. You know what the
world is plagued with and what your opponent Satan has been trying to do. Satan
was a liar from the beginning and tries so hard to take us with him. But, you
don’t want that I know for while we were yet sinners you died for us. You came
back to life to save us so we can be freed from the power of sin and death.
Thank you Lord for paying the price for me! Thank you for your impeccable record
advertised in the Gospels. Thank you that your accomplishments are all listed in
a book published throughout the world called the Bible. It is no ordinary book
but your Word of Truth. In your Word of Truth, you also tell us about your
opponent and all his lies. Thank you for making us aware of that. Thank you for
being my Lord and Personal Savior as I come to you and vote you into my heart.
Lord there is no lever to pull but the words of my mouth and the meditation of
my heart. I confess with my mouth that you are Lord and repent of all my
sins. Please forgive me and help me. I believe you died and rose again for me.
Come Lord Jesus into my heart and forgive me of all my sin. Thank you Jesus so
much for coming into my heart and making my heart your home. Thank you that you
will bring change into my life as I seek you Lord. Thank you for your awesome
promises. Help me Oh Lord not to be deceived by your opponent ever! Satan comes
to steal, kill, and destroy but you have come to give life in all its fullness!
I thank you so much. I want to campaign for you daily. Please help me Lord to
contend for your Gospel. Thank you that my name is written and certified in the
Book of Life as I turn to you. You are the perfect candidate to vote for! Lord,
I also pray for the earthly elections happening that you would give us wisdom to
put the right people in office. Thank you so much Jesus for hearing us and
answering us. In Your Name I Pray Jesus! I want to thank you again for loving us
so much and be willing to be a candidate years ago and continue to be a
candidate. Amen!

Love in Christ,
Ramesh

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